The El Paso Chihuahuas teed off on 51s starter Stolmy Pimentel and reliever Josh Smoker for eight runs in the third inning en route to a 12-10 PCL victory at Cashman Field.
Las Vegas police say a man who was threatening to jump from the Trump International has been taken into custody.
Treven Clizbe had 26 kills and 23 digs, and Brenden Wagner added 22 kills and 13 digs Friday as Arbor View claimed its first region title by outlasting the Panthers, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8 in the Division I Sunset Region final at Legacy. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament.
Jess Lockwood participated in the Last Cowboy Standing, the new bull-riding event added to the historic Helldorado Days this year. The 18-year-old advanced to the final round Saturday at the Las Vegas Village.
Green Valley’s baseball team lost both games it played against Silverado during the regular season.
Beau Capanna hit a second-inning grand slam, and Gorman had 12 hits en route to a 10-0, five-inning win over Cimarron in the losers’ bracket final. The Gaels (31-5) play Centennial (26-9) in the championship round at noon on Saturday. Gorman would have to win twice to capture the title and earn a berth at state.
Sierra Vista’s DaVion Hollis ripped a fastball down the third-base line in the top of the ninth inning to drive in two runs to propel the Mountain Lions to a 6-3 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament in Boulder City.
Chase Larson had 11 kills and eight blocks, and James Reed added 15 kills and seven digs to help Green Valley sweep Foothill 26-24, 27-25, 25-17 in the Division I Sunrise Region final at Legacy.
Gary Ashman said the 10 years he and Jan were married until her 2008 stroke were the best years of his life. He cared for Jan at their home as long as he could and now visits her at a nursing home three or four times a week.
Andra Quinn saw the stress her mother experienced caring for her seriously ill father, who has now passed away. She’s decided she will not go it alone if her mother ever needs her as caregiver.
Jake Stone had a two-run homer and a two-run triple to back Ricky Tyler Thomas’ strong pitching and lead Fresno State to a 9-1 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Friday at Wilson Stadium.
Pitchers get somewhat of a pass when it comes to hitting — they’re not expected to be great at it — but they are expected to be serviceable. 51s manager Wally Backman said his pitchers spend a lot of time hitting during spring training.
The Meadows drew 19 walks in four innings on Friday en route to a 20-5 victory over Lake Mead in the Division III Southern League tournament at Laughlin.
Camden Zahn hit a chopper just inside of first base to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning and raced around to score on a wild throw after a sacrifice bunt to lift the Palo Verde to a 10-9 win over Centennial in the losers’ bracket final of the Division I Sunset Region softball tournament at Bishop Gorman.
Liberty’s softball team won a pair of elimination games Friday, including an 8-4 win over Coronado in the losers’ bracket final, to advance to the championship game of the Division I Sunrise Region tournament.
Boulder City rallied in a big way, and senior pitcher Charlene Masterson turned in a big-time performance as the Eagles won two games to punch the final ticket to next week’s state tournament.
Madalyn Taylor went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double Friday to lift host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to an 18-5 win over Tonopah in five innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division IV Southern League tournament.
Mandy Gebhart, Montana Lloyd and Rose Pouch each placed first in two individual events, and Boulder City won seven of the eight individual swimming events Friday to run away with the Division I-A Southern Region girls swimming title at UNLV.
Las Vegas cruiserweight Andrew Tabiti knocked down Keith Tapia in the eighth round and won a unanimous decision at Sam’s Town to improve to 13-0.
A pilot killed in the crash of a kit-built helicopter at a remote Nevada dry lake bed has been identified as a 58-year-old Utah man with an aircraft operating license.
Follow the link for the schedule and scores (when available) for the boys volleyball region tournaments.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is dropping its bid to block the disclosure of financial information about its casinos. The tribe made the move on Friday, shortly after Politico printed details of the deposition of casino executive Jim Allen.
Part of the recent speculation about the UFC being on the market is the notion that majority owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta may be looking for an influx of cash to invest in another sports property.
Helldorado Days is underway already with activities at the Las Vegas Village. The celebration includes a number of events.
In the past, the man has entered the businesses with a knife or pry-bar, hopped the front register, pried open the cash register and ran away with the money.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 198 on Saturday at Curitiba, Brazil.
Las Vegas police named Michael Garcia, 54, a person of interest in the stabbing death of a woman found dead inside a southeast valley home Friday afternoon.
Former UNLV forward Stephen Zimmerman Jr. has been one of the top objects of attention at the NBA Draft combine at the Quest Sports Complex in Chicago, having interviewed with 14 teams.
The Las Vegas Valley can expect warm temperatures and sunshine for the weekend and into early next week.
Terence Crawford, the undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion, makes his pay-per-view debut July 23 against WBC champ Viktor Postol at the MGM Grand Garden. Top Rank’s Bob Arum is hoping the fight can do 100,000 buys at $50 per purchase.
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